The Divine Comedy
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Summary
The Divine Comedy is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 0.19% of literary work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (74,753 views/month, #55 of 28,446).[2]
Key Facts
- Author: Dante Alighieri[3]
- Genre: epic poem[4]
- Depicts: Abandon all hope, ye who enter here[5], two sun-deities[6]
- Commons category: The Divine Comedy[7]
- Language of work or name: Tuscan[8], Italian[9]
- Has part(s): Inferno[10], Purgatorio[11], Paradiso[12]
- Inception: 1320[13]
- Characters: Augustine of Hippo[14], Agamemnon[15], Adam[16], Hades[17], Albertus Magnus[18], Amphiaraus[19], amphisbaena[20], Anaxagoras[21], Anastasius II[22], Anselm of Canterbury[23], Antaeus[24], Antenor[25], Aristotle[26], Arnaut Daniel[27]
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Cultural Impact
Things named for The Divine Comedy include it[28], a musical group[29], in United Kingdom[30], founded in 1989[31] and 65487 Divinacommedia[32], an asteroid[33].
Why It Matters
The Divine Comedy has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 77 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]
It has been cited as an influence by Roza Mira[36], a literary work[37], founded in 1958[38], written by Daniil Andreyev[39].
Entities named for it include it[28], a musical group[29], in United Kingdom[30], founded in 1989[31] and 65487 Divinacommedia[32], an asteroid[33].
FAQs
Who did The Divine Comedy influence?
The Divine Comedy has been cited as an influence by Roza Mira[36].